Augusto Giacometti

Painting, Visual Artist

1877 – 1947

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Who was Augusto Giacometti?

Augusto Giacometti was a Swiss painter from Stampa, Graubünden, cousin of Giovanni Giacometti who was the father of Alberto, Diego and Bruno Giacometti.

He finished -among others- stained glass windows in both of the most important churches of Zürich, Grossmünster and Fraumünster.

From 1909 to 1913 Augusto Giacometti was a great inspiration for Czech born sculptor Helen Zelezny-Scholz.

A two day hiking trail connects most of the locations of the family in Val Bregaglia.

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Born
Aug 16, 1877
Stampa
Died
Jun 9, 1947
Zürich

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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